1993 Buffalo Bills season
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1993 Buffalo Bills season
| 1993 Buffalo Bills season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Marv Levy | ||||||
| Owner | Ralph Wilson | ||||||
| Home field | Rich Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 12–4 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st AFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost Superbowl XXVIII | ||||||
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The 1993 Buffalo Bills season was the 34th season for the Buffalo, New York team in the National Football League. The Buffalo Bills finished the National Football League's 1993 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, and finished first in the AFC East division.
The Bills qualified for their fourth straight Super Bowl appearance; they became the first franchise to win four consecutive conference championships, as well as the first team in major professional sports to lose four consecutive championship games. To date, the 1993 Bills are the last NFL team to reach a conference championship game the season after having lost the Super Bowl.[1]
Defensive end Bruce Smith was named NEA Defensive Player of the Year, and tied for the league lead with 13.5 sacks. Smith, linebacker Darryl Talley and special teams gunner Steve Tasker were named to the 1993 All-Pro team. The Bills' 47 defensive takeaways in 1993 is the third-highest total of the 1990s.[2]
Running back Thurman Thomas led the AFC with 1,315 rushing yards.[3]
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NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
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| 1 | 28 | Thomas Smith | Defensive back | North Carolina |
| 2 | 55 | John Parrella | Defensive tackle | Nebraska |
| 4 | 111 | Russell Copeland | Wide receiver | Memphis |
| 5 | 136 | Mike Devlin | Center | Iowa |
| 5 | 139 | Sebastian Savage | Defensive back | North Carolina State |
| 5 | 167 | Corbin Lacina | Tackle | Augustana |
| 7 | 195 | Willie Harris | Wide receiver | Mississippi State |
| 8 | 223 | Chris Leuneberg | Tackle | West Chester (PA) |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Game Site | Final Score | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 5, 1993 | New England Patriots | Rich Stadium | W 38–14 | 1–0 |
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| 2 | September 12, 1993 | at Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | W 13–10 | 2–0 |
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| 3 | Bye | |||||
| 4 | September 26, 1993 | Miami Dolphins | Rich Stadium | L 22–13 | 2–1 |
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| 5 | October 3, 1993 | New York Giants | Rich Stadium | W 17–14 | 3–1 |
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| 6 | October 11, 1993 | Houston Oilers | Rich Stadium | W 35–7 | 4–1 |
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| 7 | Bye | |||||
| 8 | October 24, 1993 | at New York Jets | The Meadowlands | W 19–10 | 5–1 |
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| 9 | November 1, 1993 | Washington Redskins | Rich Stadium | W 24–10 | 6–1 |
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| 10 | November 7, 1993 | at New England Patriots | Foxboro Stadium | W 13–10 | 7–1 |
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| 11 | November 15, 1993 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Three Rivers Stadium | L 0–23 | 7–2 |
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| 12 | November 21, 1993 | Indianapolis Colts | Rich Stadium | W 23–9 | 8–2 |
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| 13 | November 28, 1993 | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | L 7–23 | 8–3 |
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| 14 | December 5, 1993 | Los Angeles Raiders | Rich Stadium | L 24–25 | 8–4 |
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| 15 | December 12, 1993 | at Philadelphia Eagles | Veterans Stadium | W 10–7 | 9–4 |
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| 16 | December 19, 1993 | at Miami Dolphins | Joe Robbie Stadium | W 47–34 | 10–4 |
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| 17 | December 26, 1993 | New York Jets | Rich Stadium | W 16–14 | 11–4 |
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| 18 | January 2, 1994 | at Indianapolis Colts | Hoosier Dome | W 30–10 | 12–4 |
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Game summaries
Week 1: vs. New England Patriots
See also: 1993 New England Patriots season
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Standings
| AFC East | ||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | |
| Buffalo Bills | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 329 | 242 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 349 | 351 |
| New York Jets | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 270 | 247 |
| New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 238 | 286 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 189 | 378 |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Game Site | Final Score | Attendance |
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| Division | January 15, 1994 | Los Angeles Raiders | Rich Stadium | W 29–23 |
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| AFC Championship | January 23, 1994 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rich Stadium | W 30–13 |
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| Super Bowl | January 30, 1994 | Dallas Cowboys | Georgia Dome | L 30–13 |
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Super Bowl XXVIII
Scoring Summary
- DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 41 yards 3–0 DAL
- BUF – FG: Steve Christie 54 yards 3–3 tie
- DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 24 yards 6–3 DAL
- BUF – TD: Thurman Thomas 4 yard run (Steve Christie kick) 10–6 BUF
- BUF – FG: Steve Christie 28 yards 13–6 BUF
- DAL – TD: James Washington 46 yard fumble return (Eddie Murray kick) 13–13 tie
- DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 17 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 20–13 DAL
- DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 27–13 DAL
- DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 20 yards 30–13 DAL
Awards and records
- Nate Odomes, Tied NFL Lead, 9 Interceptions
- Bruce Smith, Newspaper Enterprise Association Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Thurman Thomas, AFC Leader, 1,315 Rushing Yards
References
- ^ Through 2011 season
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the regular season, sorted by descending Takeaways, behind the 1991 Eagles and 1991 Saints.
- ^ [Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition, p. 680, Martin's Press, August 1994, ISBN 0-312-11073-1
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